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Old 05-24-2005
Data Newbee Needs Help - Time comparison

I am very new to Unix so please bear with me! I am trying to write a script that will compare file creation time with the current time so I can be notified if a file is more than an hour old. Can anybody point me in the right direction on this???
Thank you in advance for any help!!! It is GREATLY appreciated!
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Old 05-24-2005
See the FAQ for Date Arithmetic - Perderabo's post there.

https://www.unix.com/showthread.php?t=13785
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Old 05-25-2005
I had checked those out - but don't understand how to use those to compare hours? Am I missing something?
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Old 05-25-2005
Since Jim referred you to my post, I will refer you to one of his. Smilie

See this thread.
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Old 05-25-2005
Thank you!!
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